1977 Pacific Cup

1977 (1977) Pacific Cup  ()
Number of teams	5
Host country	New Zealand
Winner	New Zealand Māori (2nd title)
Matches played	11
Tournaments  < 1975 1986 >

The 1977 Pacific Cup was the second edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by New Zealand and eventually won by the New Zealand Māori side, who defeated Western Australia 35-12 in the final.

Contents 1 Background 2 Squads 3 Results 3.1 Round 1 3.2 Round 2 3.3 Round 3 3.4 Round 4 3.5 Round 5 3.6 Final 4 References 5 External links

Background

The 1977 Pacific Cup was run by the New South Wales Rugby League, following the success of the inaugural 1975 Pacific Cup. The tournament involved three Australian state sides as well as Papua New Guinea, who did not yet have Test match status, and the New Zealand Māori.^[1] In the end the 1977 Pacific Cup proved to be expensive to run and resulted in the cancellation of the planned 1979 Pacific Cup.

Squads

• Coached by Tom Newton, the New Zealand Māori squad included Dick Uluave, James Leuluai, Dennis Key, Rick Muru, John Wilson, Josh Liavaa and Ian Bell.^[1]

Results

An opening ceremony was held at Turangawaewae Marae in Huntly.^[1]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	New Zealand Māori	4	4	0	0	8
2	Western Australia	4	2	0	2	4
3	Papua New Guinea	4	2	0	2	4
4	Northern Territory	4	1	0	3	2
5	Victoria	4	1	0	3	2

Round 1

1977	Western Australia	33 - 19	Papua New Guinea	Davies Park, Huntly

1977	New Zealand Māori	27 - 10	Northern Territory	Davies Park, Huntly

Round 2

1977	New Zealand Māori	25 - 17	Papua New Guinea	Rotorua

1977	Western Australia	10 - 14	Victoria	Rotorua

Round 3

1977	New Zealand Māori	78 - 0	Victoria	Tokoroa

1977	Papua New Guinea	25 - 14	Northern Territory	Tokoroa

Round 4

1977	Papua New Guinea	42 - 12	Victoria	Davies Park, Huntly

1977	Western Australia	23 - 16	Northern Territory	Davies Park, Huntly

Round 5

1977	New Zealand Māori	28 - 4	Western Australia	Carlaw Park, Auckland

1977	Northern Territory	33 - 29	Victoria	Carlaw Park, Auckland

Final

1977	New Zealand Māori	35 - 12	Western Australia	Carlaw Park, Auckland

References

External links

• International Competitions 1977 The Vault

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